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Unissued / Unused material.

This is a small cut section of Maurice Thorez, French Communist leader at a miners' meeting at Henin-Lietard. France.

C/U the Communist insignia cut out and mounted on a pole, it is held above the heads of the crowd, panning down to the people. C/U 3/4 face of Thorez speaking (lip movement only). L/S the crowd assembled in a city square.

M/S Thorez's portrait on the wall behind the speaker's platform. M/S people in the crowd showing some miners with their broad brimmed, round metal hats. C/U good study of an individual miner. C/U other individual shots. L/S back view of Thorez addressing the crowd.